Early 1970s PSA About Racism - "Mixed Company" with Barbara Harris
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- I originally posted this not knowing the origin, but a fellow RUclipsr commented the following:
"Its not a PSA - its a 1974 B movie called Mixed Company with Barbara Harris, Joseph Bologna and Lisa Gerritson (who used to be on the Mary Tyler Moore show)"
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This part in particular is a pretty awkward scene. The dad, especially. Wow.
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There is an interesting back-story to where I got all these TV spots:
While working in a TV studio in 1999, I met a very strange, eclectic old man who had a collection of vintage, rare and off-color television spots that he had been collecting in his 40+ years of working in television studios. They were professionally archived from film, so the quality of these images is grainy and discolored-- but also very true to the era.
I begged and pleaded to let me have a copy, and voila -- I have a copy.
There are dozens of crazy spots on this tape. I will upload as many as RUclips can stomach.
Enjoy!
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This technically isn't a PSA, but rather a scene from a forgotten 1974 dramedy called, "Mixed Company". Check out this scene featuring
a promising child actor in Haywood Nelson,who gained later fame
in "What's Happening!!" (1976-79). Future "Freaky Friday" (the original version) star Barbara Harris is the mom.
I really appreciate the comment. Thank you!
I am from Chicago. I now reside in St Paul Minnesota (3 years). What a significant cultural change! Chicago is still the most segregated city! I love my city! Always will, but real is real! Some people still think like this!
I love Chicago too, and lived there for several years. Yet it’s the 1st and 2nd generation immigrants from Italy and Poland which have perpetrated these stereotypes onto others especially the African American community. Same is true with Detroit during the Second Migration from 1910-70, where many groups were competing for factory auto jobs, claiming AAs were “stealing” those jobs from whites.
Isn't that Haywood Nelson from What's Happening?
Eric Barajas Yup
Wow .... amazing how the old stuff still resonates today. Some folks STILL think like that.
Being serious for a moment here, but imagining what it must've been like to be a black child back then... Imagining something like this happening to me as a child, there really aren't words to describe how shitty that must feel. I don't understand how people can be assholes over superficial things, let alone an adult doing it to a child.
Hate because of who you are, whether it be your skin color, your ethnicity, who you love, trans, etc. is no laughing matter, it honestly sucks knowing people bare people for those reasons
People are still like that. That’s the reason they support Trump.
That teeny little girl with the brown hair? The one that says the most offensive line? Yeah...thaaaaat's my mom. Sometimes, I make her watch this just to see her shake her head in embarrassment.
THe moment you relise ur kids found the psa
Some familiar faces in this PSA ...
1.) Barbara Harris (FREAKY FRIDAY)
2.) Joseph Bolonga (RAGS TO RICHES)
3.) Lisa Garretson (THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW)
4.) Haywood Nelson (WHAT'S HAPPENING)
I'd say this was from the early '70s given the ages of Garretson and Nelson ... Garretson was in her late teens when she was featured in the MTM spin-off PHYLLIS which ran from 1975-77 and Nelson was a teen during WHAT'S HAPPENING's 3-year run from 1976-79.
This isn't a literal PSA is it? Because there doesn't seem to be any sort of lesson here. They never discover that they have more in common than they first thought or realize how painful hate can be or anything like that. There isn't even a narrator to tell us what we should learn from this awkward scene.
Sally Villarreal because it's real life.
Daddy said to lock my door
the mom from Freaky Friday. What a pretty lady. I've always thought so :)
Look at Haywood Nelson aka Dewayne Nelson from "What's Happening"🤩
To refresh---NOT a PSA. Mixed Company, 1974. A family movie. With Barbara Harris & Joseph Bologna. It has it's moments. I watch it & enjoy it for different reasons.
this film also starred Tom Bosley (Howard Cunningham, from "Happy Days" (1974-1984)...
The father and the visitor boy immediately breaking each other's balls
Its not everyday that you get a Bette Davis and Eldridge Cleaver reference in the same clip. Thanx youtube
@n8tureboy actually,this clip was taken out of a movie and is misleading here. There was much more going on than what this image implies.
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How times have changed. For a second I honestly thought he was going to say half the team is white.
That little kid is Haywood Nelson from What's Happening! He played Dwayne.
Haywood Nelson was so young!
Times sure have changed, but not that much. I'm thinking that this story back then was too touchy. Thanks for posting this!
"But not that much". Lol you're either willingly delusional or living under a rock kid
"Don't worry about me, everybody always throws me peanuts."
Oh maaaaan. That shit is harsh.
Lol Dad's a hater. Only reason he didn't like Dwayne was because he looked just like mom's boyfriend...seriously though, back in the day 've visited friends and gone through that.
I love the decor. So warm and earthy.
My goodness, I felt the tension in that place. There must have been a failure of communication in advance.
Where's the full movie
@Markieo Just aired on 'this' network, is supposed to air again, tho clearly it is edited for time for one thing (just because it is edited, doesnt mean racism is the first thing cut out) tho alot of language is clearly removed, from Haywood and the Asian girl to name two.
But interestingly enough, the little girl's comment about locking her door was removed as was the peanuts line, even from this little clip, and the 'all the basketball players are . . . ' line likewise was removed.
If you check imdb Yes it's (Haywood) Nelson and the show came about 2 years after it's release, he physically developed very fast ...
Yes, that is Heywood Nelson
Where could I watch the full movie
I'm watching this expecting to say "Hey hey hey"!
If it wouldn't have been for this low budget movie, then Haywood Nelson wouldn't have had a successful acting career!
OMG! That's Dwayne from "What's Happening" when he was a kid! Cool!
This brings back allot of memories growing up in the segregated south.In 1973 the first black family moved in on our street. As children we were programed to be afraid of and hate black people. The thing is, this family had a pool table and my brother and I loved pool. This was when I began to abandon my racist views.
Felicitations on your accomplishment.
@GypsyFairy85 I think it airs again in the month of March 2012 on the 'this' network.
Play it back a few more times and watch closely, that's Heyward Nelson from "What's Happenin"-HEY HEY HEYYY
I love Barbara Harris
This is a movie Mixed Company.1974 its on netflix
Not anymore
good video.does anyone know where I can find this movie? The story has it the white family adopts the black kid I would like to see how it turned out.
Wait, was that guy about to claim that the reason the basketball team always loses is because half the team is black? Actually you know what, he's right. A pro basketball team with only half the players are black? I can see why they keep losing.
I remember when the 1979-80 New York Knicks, which had Micheal Ray Richardson, rookie center Bill Cartwright and an over the hill Earl Monroe,had an all-black squad. Because of this, some sportswriter suggested the Knickerbockers be known as "The N------bockers".
Terrible.
@ThePRPD2 This was NOT a psa, it was a movie about a white family adopting three non-whte children. He is opposed to it as he is always away from his own kids due to his being a basketball coach and he isn't in favor of bringing another child into the house, black or white, that he wont be there for either.
So, the little girl in this show ( "I'm gonna lock my door") is my mom, and I have to say, that comment coming from her is hilarious. She gets on everybody's cases about making racist jokes or comments.
@Xervosh23 The movie ended with Hayood Nelson and Joe Bologna, as father and son, cheering on and putting down the referee at a basketball game. So all those who have judged this man, tho ficticious he is, they BONDED!
@mellodee123 if misreading a situation without knowing what all was going on, yes, people still think like that. This is not a PSA, it is a clip from a movie about adopting children and he was opposed to the adoption, regardless of the kid's skin color.
Yes, that is indeed Haywood Nelson.
Around 1970 I was going to an all white grammer school on the Northwest side of Chicago. I remember the day the first black children were starting at our school..There were irate parents all around & police (some on horseback) We kids could not understand what was going on & thought (hoped) that the school would close..lol (but it didn't) But I did feel sorry for our new school mates!
@YungShawtyCLT the sad thing is this wasnt even in the 50s, this was in the 70s.
@Snufferson The clip was taken out of context.
OMG! i was like That's dawayne off 'whats happinin!' im glad i wasn't the only 1 to notice!
@afistfulofclips This was NOT a psa, the movie clip has been taken out of context.
Richard Fuller no it wasn't. Stop lieing to yourself
I remember seeing this on HBO back in the day (when it was called Home Box Office) and haven't seen it since. Not available on DVD, not even on VHS?
Didn’t the little girl also play on My Three Sons as Dodi?
It's make believe people. They are ACTORS. Slow down.
Hey, the kid is Dwayne from "What's Happening!"
Hey Hey Hey....-Dwayne from What's Happening!!!
Hey it's the kid that died on the White Shadow
@wekwafe This clip was taken from a '74 movie about a white family who adopt three non-white kids. It is out of context as his wife wants to adopt a child, he doesnt as he is hardly home due to being a basketball coach and traveling all the time, so there is misgivings about bringing another child, black or white, into the home when he is hardly there now.
This PSA makes no statement.
Honey Chiles actually it does
@wekwafe yeah during the civil right movements and afterwards (1950-1970s) America was trying hard to fight of racism. Segragation was a big part of society at the time.
Yep!
the dad is joe bologna and the kid is dwayne from whats happening
sorry, I was wrong. he's Dwayne from "What's Happening"
Does anyone know who the little girl is? She looks familiar.
Oh for crying out loud! NOT a PSA announcement, was a comedy about a white couple with 3 kids who adopt a Viet Namese girl, a Native Am boy & Haywood Nelson from What's Happening.
The father, Joe Bologna, was supposed to be a jerk. It was funny and ended funny. The Native American child was hilarious from what I recall. The little white girl had funny moments too.
This movie airs on This network about twice in the month of March, if anyone wants to see it. It is a '74 movie
@bornagain113 The movie is taking place in Phoenix,
thats bloody bullshit. nobody should be treated that way.
Why do I have the strangest feeling the Dad is in Organized Crime?
@halcaannen A truly ironic post as this clip hardly is telling what was going on in the movie. They were adopting three non-white children. Freddie here was the first. It was her idea, not the father's. both the father and Freddie loved basketball so the hope was he would be a good influence, but unfortunately he was an absent father to the while kids, always away, he didn't want another kid, black or white, for him to neglect.
Thumbs up if you noticed that the young black kid is Dwayne from What's Happening
Looks like whoever had the film took out the test slate with the pretty girl (which would often be around the 5 position if it's in the middle of the countdown) and splice d blank leader in its place. Projectionists would often build up collections doing this.
@Nitarose42 It's not racism, the movie clip was taken out of context. He was an absent father to his own white kids, she wanted to adopt another child, he didn't want another kid, black or white, that he would neglect.
I want the full movie
jessicagray51 mixed company
"MIXED COMPANY" was released by United Artists in 1974,and directed by
Melville Shavelson. it was actually a very pleasant movie,which showed the
positive value of Racial interactions back in the 1970s. Barbara Harris did a
great job,here,,as did the other cast,like those children-Metro Goldwyn Mayer
has yet to release this movie on DVD,,which i hope will be soon!
@VelvetCyberpunk then you are nauseated over misinformation. The clip was taken out of context. His wife wanted to adopt a child, he was an absent father to his own kids, he didn't want another one, black or white, in the household. Racial judgement does enter the picture later on.
Freddie Wilcox? That's Dwayne "HEY HEY HEY" from What's Happening!
nah, he was gonna say gay
@A1l2l2e2n4 It's a movie called Mixed Company. I rmeember it from a long time ago and just watched it again.
@skyler1586 Because it is misinforming and taken out of context as to what it was intended? That would do it fo rme too. Just shows you can't always bleieve what you are shown, huh?
@mwillblade he was opposed to having another child, black or white, in his home as he was already an absent father to his own kids. They ended up adopting three kids, this one, a Viet Namese girl and a native American boy. This clip wsa taken out of context as to what is going on.
Dwayne from the show "What's Happening".
@chrisman737 He looks like Levar Burton & that racist dad looks like he might have been on one of the Star Treks too!
@therealweejesus Just curious- please tell me you're an intelligent troll who leaves the house and has a social life. Otherwise, this makes me very sad.
@streetcornerjames wasn't a commercial.
ANY chance to see the BRILLIANT Barbara Harris is worth it (she should have been Oscar nominated for 'Freaky Friday')...check her out in 'Who is Harry Kellerman and Why is He Saying These Terrible Things About Me?" with Dustin Hoffman. The movie is odd but Harris' five or so minutes on screen are dynamite.
I did indeed. And I agree.
That spot had the "look" of something from the late '60s or early '70s, so how come I never saw it?
Racism is everywhere ,why do they keep showing white racist ?
@Iluvrocket it's a clip taken out of context.
@aracing78 You mean Dwayne Nelson. Dwayne Wayne was from 'A Different World".
Lisa Geritsen is also in it.
She was in so much back then. Always playing younger than her actual age.
@ILuvEthnicGuys
Yeah, I thought that was a very young Haywood Nelson and Joesph Bologna. Sadly if you go into rural America, you still see the attitude of Bologna's. I used to work for a company where that attitude was rampant.
That looks likethe set from Family Ties.
Hey, that's Haywood Nelson...he played Dwayne on the show "What's Happening?"
@xtrmsprts Well, you don't have to come to the American south for American racial conflict, that's for sure.
Rodney King, Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakhan, OJ Simpson verdict, Tawana Brawley, to name but a few. none of them were southern.
But that's right, up north they are known as 'isolated incidents' (snicker!)
looks like a sitcom.
is that dwayne from what's happenin?
What show is this?
André D mixed company
Is not a psa. It's a clip from a movie.
That was a younger Duane from the '70's sitcom "What's Happening?"!!!
I do know how to spell the word especially. I was just lazy. I use esp. as a abbreviation for the word especially. And what's the big deal anyway?
The dad's just mad because the wife never invites friends his own age.